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Being diagnosed with lung disease was initially something that shocked me. I still led an active life, involved in work and numerous sports. Deterioration of my lung capacity down to 6% meant that I was eventually placed on the transplant waiting list. I was no longer able to do the things which… - Story
I am 36 years old and come from a Vietnamese background. One and a half years ago I was diagnosed with liver cancer. I felt like I was sentenced to death and was waiting to be hung. It was the hardest moment in my life. I was diagnosed with liver cancer by a doctor who told me I needed a liver… - Story
While you are reading this I may be admiring my newly painted bedroom walls, switching on the television set or planning my next overseas trip. I might read a book or magazine, choose a recipe or perform any number of activities which we ‘sighted' people take for granted. A few years ago I was… - Story
Our mum Ellen was taken from us after battling influenza in intensive care for nine weeks. Mum was aged 45 at the time. I remember the day well when I came home from work to find Mum wasn't there, she had been taken to emergency by my sister earlier that day and I was none the wiser. Mum… - Story
The gift of sight is a precious one that many take for granted. I am not one of those people. When I was born with an ulcer on my left cornea, my parents were understandably devastated. The idea of me not being able to see the world in all its wonder and beauty crushed them. All, however, was not… - Story
Changing Ellie’s nappy for the first time without her being hooked up to monitors, the first time she was able to touch her toes, her first small family picnic outside hospital grounds…these are the things that will stick with young Ellie’s family forever as big milestones. Ellie’s life was… - Story
Our daughter Erica passed away and became an organ and tissue donor at the young age of 27. Out of the blue she became acutely unwell, starting with a massive headache, later found to have been caused by a cerebral oedema. After her admission to hospital it became clear her prognosis was grave,… - Story
Idiopathic Pulmonary Fibrosis. That diagnosis defined my future. A disease lacking cause or reason and without a transplant I had a relatively short future. With urgency my specialist began pre-transplant testing and I was fortunate to be listed. Like many other potential recipients… - Story
Ethan (or Jimmy as he was affectionately known) was a three-year-old boy who lived his life to the full. He was up before dawn, doing whatever he could before he fell asleep again (wherever that might have been). He lived and he loved. Always affectionate, with a kiss and a cuddle for anybody… - Basic page
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